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Whistling Death
WD with Minis, Hellcat pounces Jap Fighter
Dogfight between Hellcats and Zeroes at ConsimWorld '09

Whistling Death (2003)

Players
1–4
Best: 4, 4+
Playing time
240–240 min
Age
14+
8.24
Average rating
286
Ratings
4.34/5
Weight
#6421
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:J. D. Webster
Artist:Terry Leeds, Steve Pancrazio
Publisher:Clash of Arms Games
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 8.7, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity8.7
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

WargameWorld War IIAviation / FlightSimulationDice Rolling

Overview

Whistling Death is the third game in J D Webster's WWII Fighting Wings series, developing the earlier Over the Reich and Achtung Spitfire games. Containing 110 scenarios ranging from flight training (3), introductory air combat (5), air-to air combat (58), air-to-ground (4), air-naval (32), and mission level (8). It features 40 distinctive aircraft and numerous ship types. The only facet of the war in the Pacific missing from this game is ground support.

Components:

420 aircraft counters (1/2 inch square) 140 ship counters (1/2 x 1 inch) 60 ship counters (3/4 x 2 inch) which must be cut-out by the player 1 map Rule book Scenario book Aircraft/ship data cards Player aids

"Whistling Death" is long OOP, but you can get a taste of early Pacific air battles with "Tiger Wings." The Kickstarter Ended with a FABULOUS load of extra Stretch Goals-- far more than a retail/store edition can hold.

You can still get lots of extra content with a Late Pledge (for a limited time). https://www.atomagazine.com/Details.cfm?ProdID=198

Expansions

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